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to be much more common than I had expected. 

 Among those who have sent me returns, I 

 count no less than seventeen who are active 

 heads of great commercial undertakings. There 

 are also ten medical men in the highest rank 

 of practice, and eighteen others who fill or have 

 filled important official posts. Here are some 

 answers to my special inquiries : 



1. A most eminent biologist wrote as 

 follows, in reply to the inquiry whether he had 

 any special tastes bearing on scientific success, 

 in addition to those for his own line of in- 

 vestigation : " I have no special talent except 

 for business, as evinced by keeping accounts, 

 being regular in correspondence, and investing 

 money very well." It is clear that method 

 and order are essential to the man who hopes 

 to deal successfully with masses of details. 



2. " I believe I may say that my organ of 

 order is highly developed. Of my collection of 

 some 7,000 birds' skins every one is always in 

 its place, ticketed with name, &c., all by my 



